Q. Friends have called in a panic about treating lice. Their 6-year-old daughter brought them home from summer camp. When I was a girl, my parents used kerosene, but I hated it. These folks are ...

When used systematically for 2 weeks, special combs may be more effective than a single, one-day application of an insecticidal shampoo at ridding a child’s scalp of head lice. In some countries, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — Head lice are a lousy part of the ...

Marianne had a phone call she would never forget. Her daughter’s preschool called and asked her to pick up her child because she had lice. As someone who had never dealt with lice growing up and whose ...

WITH kids back at school now, parents have been urged to be aware of the heightened risk of head lice – but there’s an easy remedy that’s found in your kitchen. Many of us have memories of the head ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Acting quickly means you can rid your child's scalp of head lice in no time. (Getty Images) (Letizia Le Fur via Getty Images) ...

Research suggests a large number of head lice in the U.S. have genes that could make them resistant to over-the-counter treatments Experts still recommend these over-the-counter products, as well as ...